PANZERARTILLERIE: FIREPOWER
FOR THE PANZER DIVISIONS
by Thomas Anderson
The
Panzerartillerie was one of the key components of the Panzer
divisions that were the spearhead of the German forces when
they overran most of Western Europe, and reached as far as
the gates of Moscow in the East. The Blitzkrieg required
fast-moving, mobile artillery that could support units at
the front line, and the Panzerartillerie provided that for
the Wehrmacht. The Allies had no answer or equivalent to
them until the US entry into the war. Drawing on original
material, including some images that have never been
published before, armour expert Thomas Anderson explores the
formation and development of this force from its early days
in the 1930s, through the glory days of Blitzkrieg warfare
to its eventual decline in the face of the challenges of the
Eastern Front.
SPITFIRE: THE EXPERIENCES OF
A BATTLE OF BRITAIN FIGHTER PILOT
by Brian Lane
The remarkable
Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane,
DFC. Brian Lane was only 23 when he when he wrote his
dramatic account of life as a Spitfire pilot during the
Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. Lane was an 'ace'
with six enemy 'kills' to his credit and was awarded the DFC
for bravery in combat. Here we can read, exactly what it was
like to 'scramble', to shoot down Messerschmitts, Heinkels,
Dorniers and Stukas and how it felt to lose comrades every
day.
BRITISH AIRWAYS: ITS HISTORY,
AIRCRAFT AND LIVERIES
by Keith
Gaskell
Britain's premier airline is now
amongst the world's elite. This book summarises the early
pioneering days and the nationalised post-war years of
British European Airways and the British Overseas Airways
Corporation. We then see the joining of these two under the
banner of British Airways and follow its early history into
successful privatisation and the airline's freedom to pursue
new ventures. Every type of aircraft that has been operated
by BA is described and the nuances of livery styles are
illustrated in colour.
Making this copy unique is a
tipped-in, BA internally distributed, landscape format
booklet describing the introduction of the new Boeing
747-400 aircraft. There is also a foldout A1 size poster
illustrating all BA aircraft from 1919 to 1985.
Fine in d/w - Large format, 160pp,
c400 colour & b/w photos
The author, an Officer during the
German invasion of Poland, relates his experiences as a
member of the Polish Forces in exile and the Polish
underground resistance. After Poland's defeat in 1939, he
joined the Resistance, fighting on two fronts - against the
German occupiers and the Russians. He was a witness to the
German extermination of the Jews. At the end of the war he
escaped to the West pursued by the Russians.
The breaking of the Japanese Purple ciphers. Taken from
thousands of declassified Ultra/Magic signals, these are
transcripts of signals between Berlin and Tokyo that, with a
chronological overlay by the author, demonstrate how the
decoding allowed the High Command to understand the strategy
and plans of Germany and Japan and influenced the strategic
prosecution of the war. Also looks at the duplicity of
Laval, the Latin American countries willing to support the
Axis and the ceding of Berlin to the Soviets.
